Credit-cabinet.



No.V 838,223.

- PATENTED'DEC. ll, 1906-. A. J. TICE & C. GORSUCH.

CREDIT CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.2 2.1906.

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No. 838,223. I PATENTED DEC. 1l2 1906.

A. J. TICE & C. GORSUGH. v

CREDIT CABINET.'

APPLICATION FILED MAR.22.1906.'

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CREDIT-CABINET.

No. saaie-as.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Eaterited Dec. 11, 1906.

Appiimion and March 22,1906; 'serial No. 307.470.

T all whom; t 'nt/Ly con/cern: Be it known that we, ANDREW J. Tren and CHARLES GoRsUer-r, citizens of the United f States, residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have `iointly invent-=` ed certain new and useful lmprovements in Credit-Cabinets; and we do l1ereby' ,declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the saine, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section-showing the Fig. Z is a detached perspective view of the light-switch,

l ig. 3 1s a perspective view of one of the credit-slip-liolding leaves', showing portions" broken away and illustrating the bottom or'. under side of the leaf when in open position. Fig. 1 is an edge view of a series of credit-slip holding loaves, showing them brought 'into edg'ed posit-ion. Fig. 5 is a frontview show ing the various leaves in position and' the cover turned back or in open position, Fig. 6 is a view of the indicating-board and its rods. Fig. 7 a perspective view-showing a portion of a credit-leaf hinge-rod and a number of hinge-bars connected thereto and the dill'erent parts iertaining to said bars.v Fig.

'S is a sectiona View showing the hinge-leal bar in section, also showing a creditdcaf connected thereto.

The present invention has relation to creditcabinets; and it consists in the novel construction hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts in all the ligures of the drawings. ln the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the sides of the cabinet, which are spaced apart and held in proper spaced relation by means of the back 2, the bottom 3, and'the cross-bar 4, which' parts constitute the cabinet-case proper.v lt will, however, be understood that We do. not desire to be conlined to the exact arrangement of the cabinet, as the objects hereinafter described can be carried out without reference to de-. tailed construction. To the side members 1 is attached the frame 4, which frame is proivided with a glass Below the glass is located the slidable index-plate 6. Said slidable index-plate is supported in any convenient. and Well-known manner.. A.At 'the rear ofthe frame 4 'is vlocated the ,upwardly-,inclined plate 8, which inclined plate is for the purpose of holding in proper elevation the various credit-slip-holdirny leaves 9, which leaves when in their normal positions are located and arranged substantially as shown in Fig.

1. The object in providing the inclined plate 8' and locating the same as shown is to hold each leaf 9 in a different horizontal. plane,

, or, in other words, the rearmost leaf is held at cabinet open and the normal position olthe credit-slip-holding leaves.

. other, as illustrated yin, Fig. 5, and thereby better expose the number-plates 10, upon which number-plates are located the proper numbers to indicate the numbers upon each credit-slip-holding "leaf 9, which numberplates are in this instance numbered 20, HLLLOJ.' 1.60)!) H80?! 11100,!) (120,71 ((140))7and 160,, respectively, indicating that each particular leaf 9 is to carry twenty numbers, ten np inveach side of each leaf, provided both sides of the credit-slip-holding leaves are utilized; but we referto use only the rear side ofthe. vfront eat 9 and the front side of the 19e leaf. The leaves 9 are all provided with the credit-slip-holding clips 11, which are provided with number-plates 12 and the clips numbered from 1 to 10, inclusive,

as illustrated in Fig. 3. However, the num- 1 bering of the clips may be differently arranged, if desired, without departin from the nature of our invention. The c ips 11 tion illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4. To 'each Ioo leaf 9 are attached in any convenient and wellknown manner the hinge-plates 17, which plates are hinged to the bars 18 and said bars hinged to the rod or hinge har 19, Which' construction' best illustrated in F ig. 8.

For the purpose ol" holding the rod orhinge-ba-r l Qin proper fixed position with rel erence to the'inclined plate or bottoni 8 the notched pins are provided, which pins are connected to the inclined plat e 8 in any convenient and Well-.known manner and the rod or hingebar 19 seated in the notched pins 2U, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 7. U pon' the bars 18 are located the sliding liars 21, which sliding hars are provided at their inner ends with the angled portions or iianges 22, which angled flanges are for the purpose of abutting l against the forwardfaees ofthe credit-slip;

holding leaves 9, as hestillustrated in Fig. S. At thel time the liangesBZ are seated and held against the faces of the eredit-slip-hold ing leaves 9 there can' he no hinge nime-nient as between the leaves 9 and the bars 1S, but

the hinge movement ior the leaves Q is upon the rod orhinge-bar 19.

For'tlie purpose of securely holding the angled iianges or portions 22 against the faces of the leaves 9 the sliding bars 121 are provided with the short hinged extensions 23, which are formed of such aleugt li and so located that When they are pressed or forced down upon the bars 1S; illustrated in Fig. 8 atidalso Fig. 7, they will inove the bars 21 endwise liy reason oi the angled portions-24,. formed upon the bars 18, which angled portions are hingedly Connected 'to the hinge-bar 19. The object and purpose of preventing anyV hinge movement -o-i -the credit-slip-holding leaves 9 as between the bars 18 and the credit-slipdiolding leaves' Q,- is to prevent any disarrangenient of said leaves when placed in the position illustrated in F ig. 1` and at the same time allowing each leaf to be turned 'frointhe position illustrated in Fig. 1 down and practically.'r parallel with the frame 4a Without hiding from vien any portion of the leaf adjacent to the .ast ,one 'turned down.' Y It is Well understood that in use a large nunrberof credit-slips are einploved or used,

' lWhich credit-slips indicate 'and determine the amount duefrom each customer, and in order to provide for better tire protection it is desirable to remove the credit-slips, together with vthe leaves, from the cahinetecase and 'lace the sante in a safe after the close of Eusiness, and for this purpose itis desirable to bring the leaves into as compact relationship With each other as possible, so as to reduce the bulli, and in order to this advantage it is desirable to have all oi'V the leaves brought into suchv a pr ion that their ends Will he parallel or in thc position illustrated in Fig. il, it of course being understood that the top ends will be parallel when their bottoni ends are broughtinto the position illustrated in said F in orderlllat provision ine-y he nitide for the just above described arrangement oi the various leaves,

cross-pins 25, purpose of lifting the hinged extensions 23,

which vcross-pins vare ior the4 as illustrated in dotted lines, Fig. 8, and for the purpose of providing niitting the pins to come in ContactA with the hinged extensions 23. the bottoni or une der side of the hars 18 are out as illustra-ted at 26, Fig. 7.

extensions 23 have been lifted or turned upon their hinged connections thesliding bars 21 are free Loinove endwise, and thereby release the angled flanges 23 iroin the creditslip-holding leaves at which time there is ahinge connection as between the bars 1S and the leaves .l, wlricl'i permits all ol the I leaves() to brought into the position illus- (rated in Fig. .g they can he placed in a compact forni in a safe. .lt will be understood that in order to elevate or rele-ase the hinged extensions it [is necessary to rotate the bar or hinge-rod l l I l l l 19, which is preferably done rby ineans'ol Ithcdiey 27, which tits over and upon the angled portion. 28 of the rod 19, and ot' course :tn opemng inust be provided in one I or both oi the suie members 1 Al'or the purpose of properly connecting the ltev. l For the purpose of preventing "ensions 23. backward the stop-liars are proxdded, `which are preferably fornied integral with the sliding bars 21.

For the purpose of causing they sliding ha 2.1 to niove hack and iortli Without disi placement'. the slots 31 provided, which the slots are passed the rivets 32 and the tangs 33.

F or the purpose of holding the connefcted portions 24 of the bars 1S in proper spaced relation with reference to each other the disks 34 provided and are located subF stan'tially as shown in Figi 7.

ln use it is frequently desirable to provide breaker 35 is employed, which may be of the forni shown or it may be of any other desired l torni, inasmuch as the circuit-breakerjmthin invention except that a circui'l.lndaler must aineans ior per- It Willlb'e understood that afterthe hinged' 4. and in such position that a slots formed in the hars 18, and through 1 A be employed which is to be operated herei the contact-point 36, which contact-point the. hinged .troni being thrmvn too tar proper use at the proper time the circuit-,-

YZO f itself forms no particular part of the present lwhich push-rods are so ward,

Itis frequently desirable in cabinets of this kind to expose to view for .the customers someV information-21s, for instance, Please askXor your totaled account or' the amount of yourpurchase orf' lf you dont see what youwant askfor it.--which infomation is printed upon the card or plate 37,-which card or plate is elevated, when theiront or forward leaf is turned down, by means of the rods 38, the pivoted levers 39, and the push-rods 40, located at their top or ends that. they will'be moved downwhich elevates the rear ends of the levers 39 and moves the card forward and between the glass plates 41, and whenthe forward leat1 9 is brought into its normal posiupper .tion,'or the position illustrated in Fig. l, the

card 37 moves downward by gravity.

The index-plate 6 is located the glass 5 and is so arra.-ged that it can be moved outward and the index-sheet changed from time to time.

For the purpose of convenience the iiledrawer 443 is provided, which is located and arranged substantially .as shown in the drawings and is of ordinary construction. The drawer 44 is provided, which is, of course, for any desired purpose. 1

For the purpose of holding the rear leaf and at the same time prevent any accidental displacement of the credit-slip-holding leaves 9 the button 45 is provided, which button is so arranged as to catch the upper edge of the rear leaf 9. l

For the purpose of signaling at the tnne the leaves are turned down one oi the levers 39 is provided with the spring-plate 46, which spring-plate engages the hammer-le ver 47 and during its downward.movement lifts the hammer-lever; but after the springplate is 'moved downward a suiiicient distance said hammerflever is released' and permitted to fall upon the bell 48. For the pur- .pose of preventing the hammer 47 from being thrown over or backward the stop-pin 49 is provided. For the purpose of preventing the leaves from being turned too far backward the stop-ilanges 50 are providedvhich stop flanges are located` substantially as shown in Fig. 7.

F or the purpose of closing the ilexible curtain curtain iis operated in the ordinary manner and is of the ordinary construction common in roll-top desks.

cabinet the Having fully described our invention,what

we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

`1. In a credit-cabinet, a case or frame, a series of creditslip-holding leaves, means for connecting credit-slips thereto', means for 5l is provided, which llekible' directly under hinge ing leaves, a

holding the leaves in spaced relationship with each other, hinge-plates connected to the series ot leaves, a rod, a series of barspivotally connected to said rod and to the hinge-plates,

and slidable bars mounted u )on the series oi bars, each of the slidable liars being provided with an angled flange adapted to abut and clamp the credit-slip-holding leaves, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a credit-cabinet ol the class described, a series of eredit-slip-holding leaves, bars pivotally connected to the Y rotatable bar havingJ oosely mounted thereon the hinged credit-leaf bars, means for locking the credit-slip-liolding leaves against hinge movenient at their connected ends or portions and means for releas? ing t-he credit-slip-holding leaves to permit hinge movement between the. bars and leaves, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. Ina credit-cabinet, a iran'ie, a series of credit-slip-holding leaves, a support adapted to hold said credit-slip-holding leaves in different hi'nizontal elevations, a rod or bar having connected thereto a series oi leaf-holding bars, said leaf-holding 'bars provided with hinged portions adapted to be secured to the credit slip -holding leaves, and means for holding the leaves against hinge movement at points of' connection with the leaves, substantially as and Jfor the purpose specified.

Ll. In a credit-cabinet, a frame, an upwardly-inclined leaf-holding plate connected to said frame, a series oi' credit-slip-hold ing leaves, bars hingedly connected to said leaves, a rotatable bar detachably connected to the upwardly-inclined leaf-holding plate, sliding bars carried by the bars connected to the leaves and 'provided with hinged extensions, and means for moving the sliding bars, substantially' as and for the purpose s eci In a credit-cabinet, a series of s ip-holding leaves, a rotatable bar, means for independently hinging the leaves to the bar, the

eaves being hingedly connected to the means for hingedly connecting the same to the bar, and means for locking the credit-sli leaves adain'st hingemovement in ependent of their hinge movement upon specified.

6. In a'credit-eabinet, a series of slip-holding leaves, normally held in diderent horizontal planes, said slip-holding leavesi rovided with numbenslips and Vcredit-hol ing clips rovided with number plates, bars d) to the leaves, sliding bars carried by the bars hinged-to the leaves and rovided with ilanfves ada ted to be seated against the faces ol' t ie cre it-Islip-holding leaves, and a rotatable bar adapted to actuate the sliding bars, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

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nholding- -the rotatable bar, substantially as and for the purpose 7.,4 In acredtfeabnet a frame, a series of i have hereunto subscribed our names in the leaves located herem and mde endently l presence of two wltnesses.

hinged, a. display-@afd and means or elevat- ANDREV J.TICE. ing the dispay-card W zen one ofthe leaves CHARLES GORSUCH. is brought into owered posto, substen- T/vitsnesses.:

tially as and for the purpose specified. JOHN ALEXANDER,

In testimony that We c-am the above We JNO. L. B'CQNN-ELL. 

